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Problem 3-62A Cash-Basis and Accrual-Basis Income
George Hathaway, an electrician, entered into an agreement with a real estate management company to perform all maintenance of basic electrical systems and air-conditioning equipment in the apartment buildings under the company’s management. The agreement, which is subject to annual renewal, provides for the payment of a fixed fee of S6,600 on January 1 of each year plus amounts for parts and materials billed separately at the end of each month. Amounts billed at the end of I month are collected in the next month. During the first 3 months of 2019, George makes the following additional billings and cash collections:
Required:
1. Calculate the amount of cash-basis income reported for each of the first 3 months.
2. Calculate the amount of accrual-basis income reported for each of the first 3 months.
3. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Why do decision-makers prefer accrual-basis accounting?
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- Case 3-73 Recognition of Service Contract Revenue Zac Murphy is president of Blooming Colors Inc. which provides landscaping services in Tallahassee, Florida. On November 20, 2019, Mr. Murphy signed a service contract with Eastern State University. Under the contract, Blooming Colors will provide landscaping services for all Of Easterns buildings for a period of 2 years beginning on January l, 2020, and Eastern will pay Blooming Colors on a monthly basis beginning on January 31, 2020. Although the same amount of landscaping services will be rendered in every month, the contract provides for higher monthly payments in the first year. Initially, Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue from the contract should be recognized when the contract is signed in 2019; however, his accountant, Sue Storm, convinced him that this would be inappropriate. Then Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue should be recognized in an amount equal to the cash collected under the contract. Again, Ms. Storm argued against his proposal, indicating that generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) required recognition of an equal amount of contract revenue each month. Required: Put yourself in the position of Sue Storm. How would you convince Mr. Murphy that his two proposals are unacceptable and that an equal amount of revenue should be recognized every month?arrow_forwardCase 3-73 Recognition of Service Contract Revenue Zac Murphy is president of Blooming Colors Inc. which provides landscaping services in Tallahassee, Florida. On November 20, 2019, Mr. Murphy signed a service contract with Eastern State University. Under the contract, Blooming Colors will provide landscaping services for all Of Easterns buildings for a period of 2 years beginning on January l, 2020, and Eastern will pay Blooming Colors on a monthly basis beginning on January 31, 2020. Although the same amount of landscaping services will be rendered in every month, the contract provides for higher monthly payments in the first year. Initially, Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue from the contract should be recognized when the contract is signed in 2019; however, his accountant, Sue Storm, convinced him that this would be inappropriate. Then Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue should be recognized in an amount equal to the cash collected under the contract. Again, Ms. Storm argued against his proposal, indicating that generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) required recognition of an equal amount of contract revenue each month. Required: 3. If Ms. Storms proposal is adopted. how would the contract be reflected in the balancesheets at the end of 2019 and at the end of 2020?arrow_forwardCase 3-73 Recognition of Service Contract Revenue Zac Murphy is president of Blooming Colors Inc. which provides landscaping services in Tallahassee, Florida. On November 20, 2019, Mr. Murphy signed a service contract with Eastern State University. Under the contract, Blooming Colors will provide landscaping services for all Of Easterns buildings for a period of 2 years beginning on January l, 2020, and Eastern will pay Blooming Colors on a monthly basis beginning on January 31, 2020. Although the same amount of landscaping services will be rendered in every month, the contract provides for higher monthly payments in the first year. Initially, Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue from the contract should be recognized when the contract is signed in 2019; however, his accountant, Sue Storm, convinced him that this would be inappropriate. Then Mr. Murphy proposed that the revenue should be recognized in an amount equal to the cash collected under the contract. Again, Ms. Storm argued against his proposal, indicating that generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) required recognition of an equal amount of contract revenue each month. Required: 1. Give a reason that might explain Mr. Murphys desire to recognize contract revenue earlier rather than later.arrow_forward
- Exercise 3-40 Revenue and Expense Recognition Electronic Repair Company repaired a high-definition television for Sarah Merrifield in December 2019. Sarah paid $80 at the time of the repair and agreed to pay Electronic Repair $80 each month for 5 months beginning on January 15, 2020. Electronic Repair used $120 of supplies, which were purchased in November 2020, to repair the television. Assume that Electronic Repair uses accrual-basis accounting. Required: In what month or months should revenue from this service be recorded by Electronic Repaid? In what month or months should the expense related to the repair of the television be recorded by Electronic Repair? CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Describe the accounting principles used to answer the above questions.arrow_forwardExercise 2-50 Journalizing Transactions Remington Communications has been providing cellular phone service for several years. During November and December. the following transactions occurred: Nov. 2 Remington received S2,400 for November phone service from Enrico Company. 10 6 Remington purchased S4,750 of supplies from Technology Associates on 10 Remington paid S5,250 to its hourly employees for their weekly wages. 15 Remington paid S4, 750 to Technology Associates in full settlement Of its payable. 28 Remington paid S2, 150 for utilities used during November. 30 Remington received a bill from Monticello Construction for Sl,230 for repairs made to Remingtons loading dock on November I S. Remington plans to pay the bill in early December. Dec. 10 Remington paid S I ,230 to Monticello Construction to settle the repair bill received onarrow_forwardExercise 3-38 Accrual- and Cash-Basis Expense Recognition The following information is taken from the accrual accounting records of Kroger Sales Company: During January, Kroger paid $9,150 for supplies to in sales to customers during the next 2 months (February and March). The supplies will be used evenly over the next 2 months. Kroger pays its employees at the end of each month for salaries earned during that month. Salaries paid at the end of February and March amounted to $4,925 and $5,100, respectively. Kroger placed an advertisement in the local newspaper during March at a cost of $850. The ad promoted the pre-spring sale during the last week in March. Kroger did not pay for the newspaper ad until mid-April. Required: Under cash-basis accounting, how much exvxn.se should Kroger report for February and March? Under accrual-basis accounting, how much expense should Kroger report for February and March? CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Which basis of accounting provides the most useful information for decision-makers? Why?arrow_forward
- Expense Adjustments Faraday Electronic Service repairs stereos and DVD players. During 2019, Faraday engaged in the following activities: On September 1, Faraday paid Wausau Insurance $4,860 for its liability insurance for the next 12 months. The full amount of the prepayment was debited to prepaid insurance. At December 31, Faraday estimates that $1,520 of utility costs are unrecorded and unpaid. Faraday rents its testing equipment from JVC. Equipment rent in the amount of $1,440 is unpaid and unrecorded at December 31. In late October, Faraday agreed to become the sponsor for the sports segment of the evening news program on a local television station. The station billed Faraday $4,350 for 3 months' sponsorship-November 2019, December 2019, and January 2020-in advance. When these payments were made, Faraday debited prepaid advertising. At December 31, 2 months' advertising has been and I month remains unused. Required: Prepare adjusting entries at December 31 for these four activities. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION What would be the effect on expenses if the adjusting entries were not made?arrow_forwardCase 3-72 Cash- or Accrual-Basis Accounting Karen Ragsdale owns a business that rents parking spots to students at the local university. Karens typical rental contract requires the student to pay the years rent of $450 ($50 per month) on September 1. When Karen prepares financial statements at the end of December, her accountant requires that Karen spread the $450 over the 9 months that each parking Spot is rented. Therefore, Karen can recognize only $200 of revenue (4 months) from each parking spot rental contract in the year the cash is collected and must defer (delay) recognition of the remaining $250 (5 months) to the next year. Karen argues that getting students to agree to rent the parking Spot is the most difficult part of the activity so she Ought to be able to recognize all $450 as revenue when the cash is received from a student. Required: Why do generally accepted accounting principles require the use of accrual accounting rather than cash-basis accounting for transactions like the one described here?arrow_forwardExercise 3-43 Recognizing Expenses Treadway Dental Services gives each of its patients a toothbrush with the name and phone number of the dentist office and a logo imprinted on the brush. Treadway purchased 15,000 of the toothbrushes in October 2019 for $3,130. The toothbrushes were delivered in November and paid for in December 2019. Treadway began to give the patients the toothbrushes in February 2020. By the end of 2020, 4,500 of the toothbrushes remained in the supplies account. Required: How much expense should be recorded for the toothbrushes in 2019 and 2020 to properly match expenses with revenues? Describe how the 4,500 toothbrushes that remain in the supplies account will handled in 2021.arrow_forward
- Exercise 3-47 Revenue Adjustments Sentry Transport Inc. of Atlanta provides in-town parcel delivery services in addition to a full range of passenger services. Sentry engaged in the following activities during the current year: Sentry received $5,000 cash in advance from Richs Department Store for an estimated 250 deliveries during December 2019 and January and February of 2020. The entire amount was recorded as unearned revenue when received. During December 2019, 110 deliveries were made for Richs. Sentry operates several small buses that take commuters from suburban communities to the central downtown area of Atlanta. The commuters purchase, in advance, tickets for 50 one-way rides. Each So-ride ticket costs S500. At the time of purchase, Sentry credits the cash received to unearned revenue. At year end, Sentry determines that 10,160 one-way rides have been taken. Sentry operates buses that provide transportation for the clients of a social agency in Atlanta. Sentry bills the agency quarterly at the end of January, April, July, and October for the that quarter. The contract price is S7,500 per quarter. Sentry follows the practice of recognizing revenue from this contract in the in which the service is On December 23, Delta Airlines chartered a bus to transport its marketing group to a meeting at a resort in southern Georgia. The meeting will be held during the last week in January 2020, and Delta agrees to pay for the entire trip on the day the bus departs. At year end, none Of these arrangements have been recorded by Sentry. Required: Prepare adjusting entries at December 31 for these four activities. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION What would be the effect on revenue if the adjusting entries were not made?arrow_forwardProblem 2-55A Events and Transactions The accountant for Boatsman Products Inc. received the following information: Boatsman sent its customers a new price list. Prices were increased an average of 3% on all items. Boatsman accepted an offer of 5150.000 for land that it had purchased 2 years ago for 130,000. Cash and the deed for the property are to be exchanged in 5 days. Boatsman accepted $150,000 cash and gave the purchaser the deed for the property described in Item b. Boatmens president purchased 600 shares of the firms common stock from another stock-holder; The president paid $15 per share. The former stockholder had purchased the stock from Boatsman for $4 per share. Boatsman leases its delivery trucks from a local dealer. The dealer also performs maintenance on the trucks for boats man. Boats man received a $1.254 bill for maintenance from the dealer. Required: l. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Indicate whether or not each item qualifies as a transaction and should be recorded in the amounting system. Explain your reasoning. 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION What accounting concept is illustrated by Item d?arrow_forwardExercise 2-38 Events and Transactions The following economic events related to K the bill need not be paid until March 1, 2019. On February, 15, Kqualify and does not qualify. indicate whether each of the above events would qualify as a transaction and be recognized and recorded in the accounting system on the date indicated. 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION For any events that did not qualify as a transaction to be recognized and recorded, explain why it does not qualify.arrow_forward
- Cornerstones of Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337690881Author:Jay Rich, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage Learning